Simple words....

When a guy receives a text message from a female friend 4500 miles away and it reads "MISS YOU" how is one supposed to reply? Hmmmmmm, be careful Patrick don't say the wrong thing or send the wrong impression! Is she drinking again? Remembering me only when she's slurping a Sam Adams Light? What does she miss about me? How I used to drink her under the table? How I used to make her laugh so hard she peed her pants? Perhaps she misses looking at my ass? I caught her a few times! :) So, knowing this girl fairly well and the crazy fun-times we shared in years past, my simple response was "HORSE SHIT" Thus, setting off a flurry of "trucker mouth" texting back-n-forth for the next hour or so!! Granted all the crazy fun-times we shared remain a blur but it's the friendship we've gained that hasn't drowned our memory.


She's a simple girl from "Podunk" Pennsylvania with a mouth right outta of "Scarface" movie. I love it. She is truly something else. The world needs more young ladies like her! We haven't been "friends" for too long but time means nothing..... we were already friends we just never met! And I haven't seen her since July 2007. But you know you have a good friendship when you text back and forth and can't finish texting your message cause you are laughing so hard at what you are writing and knowing what her reactions will be!!

If you ask her about the fun-times we had together she may not remember all of them! I seem to recall more than she does but that's neither here nor there! (LOL) Bottom line is, here is a girl with a heart of gold and a guy who is very lucky to have her as a friend. She has a butterfly's touch for animals. Her compassion for the health & well-being of all animals does not go unnoticed. The short time we spent together at Sea Life Park Hawaii made me realize this brown-eyed girl truly has a gentle side. (until a Humboldt Penguin takes a nip at her eyeballs!)


Living in Hawaii we see friends come and go. It's part of island living. While the distance between us is great I know our friendship is only at arms length away. Recently, a friend told me "you can tell a lot by looking at the eyes". The eyes have stories to share. Her eyes tell me that she only drinks on days of the week that end in "Y". Blood shot and teary-eyed girl keeps me smiling and laughing over the years! (seriously she doesn't drink much anymore) But you can also tell a lot by looking at the bottom of a pint glass! I tip my glass to you Nancy for you are a guys best friend and the girl my grandmother warned me about!!


Now send me that damn video of us gettin crazy!

Our friendship is priceless. (okay maybe as much as a pitcher of Guinness!)





I MISS YOU TOO!